Abrothrix lanosa

Abrothrix lanosus, also known as the woolly grass mouse[1] or woolly akodont,[2] is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae. It is found in southern Argentina and Chile. It was previously classified in the genus Akodon rather than Abrothrix.[2]

Abrothrix lanosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Cricetidae
Subfamily: Sigmodontinae
Genus: Abrothrix
Species:
A. lanosus
Binomial name
Abrothrix lanosus
(Thomas, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Oxymycterus lanosus Thomas, 1897
  • Akodon lanosus (Thomas, 1897)

References

  1. D'elia, G. (2016). "Abrothrix lanosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T740A22337685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T740A22337685.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Musser and Carleton, 2005, p. 1089

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